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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
DEIGHTON (Kirk), a township and a parish in Knaresborough district, W. R. Yorkshire. The township lies near the river Nidd and the Harrowgate railway, 1¾ mile N of Wetherby; and includes the hamlet of Igmanthorpe. Acres, 2, 204. Real property, £3, 202. Pop., 364. Houses, 77. The parish contains also the township of North Deighton; and its post town is Wetherby, under Tadcaster. Acres, 3, 611. Real property, £5, 213. Pop., 485. Houses, 99. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £900.* Patron, the Rev. J. W. Geldart. The church is very good. There is a Wesleyan chapel. A school has £30 from endowment; and other charities £25.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Kirk Deighton AP/CP Knaresborough RegD/PLU Yorkshire AncC |
| Place names: | DEIGHTON | DEIGHTON KIRK | KIRK DEIGHTON |
| Place: | Kirk Deighton |
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